The 2026–27 Promotiedivisie will be the 45th season of the Promotiedivisie, the second division of Dutch basketball.
The season starts on 12 September 2026 and is planned to end 17 April 2027.
GET United is the defending champion.
Format
After the demotion of GET United the previous year, two further teams from the BNXT League joined the 26–27 Promotiedivisie. Both Den Helder Suns and BAL decided to voluntarily demote from the BNXT League due to financial reasons. This small exodus from the BNXT League prompted the Dutch basketball association to research the possibility to install a new league between the Promotiedivisie and the BNXT League. This new league, with the working title Men's Basketball League (MBL) is planned to start from the 2027–28 season. Therefore, the association decided to use the 26–27 Promotiedivisie as a test year to decide which teams would be ready to join the new MBL.
Teams There 2026–27 season consists of 18 teams.
From the BNXT League, Den Helder Suns and BAL demoted. They replace their respective MSE-II teams that were a part of the previous Promotiedivisie season. From the Eerste divisie, BV Amsterdam, Utrecht Bull's and BC Triple Threat promoted.
CobraNova demoted to the Eerste divisie. Arnhem Eagles decided to voluntarily pull back from the Promotiedivisie, due to many important players leaving the club.
Team CityApollo AmsterdamAmsterdam Attacus Veghel Basketball Academie Limburg Weert Biks Shots Hilvarenbeek BV Amsterdam Amsterdam Den Helder Suns Den HelderGET UnitedBemmel De Groene Uilen GroningenHot Pepper HeatZwanenburg Lokomotief RijswijkMBCAAmstelveenOrange Lions AcademyAmsterdamRiver TrottersHardinxveld-GiessendamTriple ThreatHaarlem Utrecht Basketball Utrecht Utrecht Bull's Utrecht Uitsmijters Almelo ZZ Leiden II Leiden
Regular season For the regular season, the Promotiedivisie is split into 3 groups of each 6 teams for the first phase. These teams will play a round robin format, with a home and an away match against each opponent. After this first phase, number one and two of each group will qualify for the Elite A group in the second phase. The other 4 teams of each group will be put in the Elite B group. In this second phase, the clubs will play a round robin again to determine the places for the play-offs.
Phase 1 Group A
Group B
Group C
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